Many 19th century handguns made by Iver Johnson and its predecessor Johnson and Bye are difficult to identify due to the lack of a maker’s name on the gun. Iver Johnson continued arms production until it was liquidated in 1993. Its best-known marketing slogan, "Hammer the hammer," referred to a hammer-block safety and frame-mounted firing pin that prevented a revolver from firing accidentally if dropped on the hammer spur, introduced in 1904 on the popular Safety Automatic double-action revolver line. 38 Special), and was a strong competitor to S&W’s Lemon Squeezers of the same era. This little revolver is a Third Model, Third Variation, one of 4900 made in the year 1927. 38 in fact, one of the best I have ever seen. During that time, beginning in 1890, the Iver Johnson owl's head logo appeared on the grips of most of its revolvers. Description: A very nice Iver Johnson Owl Head. 38 S&W calibers, serving the same sizable market niche as Hopkins & Allen and Harrington & Richardson in the late-19th through mid-20th centuries. I have a Iver Johnsons Arms and Cycle Works Trigger Cocker Single-Action. In 1894, the firm became "Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works." It is perhaps best known as a major manufacturer of inexpensive but serviceable pocket-size revolvers in. Concentrating on the firearms, mainly the revolvers, you’ll be tutored on all the pertinent information the educated Iver-Johnson collector needs in pursuit of his. Company has produced a wide variety of firearms during its existence. Iver-Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993 is an enlightening dissertation, detailing one of America’s premier (but little known) firearms manufacturers and their arms. Established in 1883 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.